Students enrolling in the University Honors Program join a unique and diverse community of peers, faculty scholars, staff members, advisors, alumni, community members, and supporters. Providing a supportive community represents an important goal of the program. The Honors Program is not only focused on academics. The program provides a learning environment that promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, trust, generosity, caring, and teamwork.
First-year Honors students plan their classes and enjoy pizza in the Honors Commons.
As active members of the Honors community, students are afforded many unique opportunities and benefits, including:
- Membership in a welcoming, supportive, and close-knit community focused on learning.
- Opportunities to work closely with individual faculty members in more intimate classroom settings.
- Small-enrollment, degree-applicable Honors courses focused on interesting subjects within the University’s General Education Program.
- Unique and interesting Honors Seminar Courses taught by faculty experts from across campus.
- Guidance, advising, mentoring, and support by Honors faculty, staff, and peers to assist students during their transition to university life and to help ensure their academic success.
- Dedicated Honors Commons space for studying, interacting with other Honors students, working on group projects, and meeting with program advisors.
- Honors housing option for first-year students in an Honors living learning community.
- A structured overlay curriculum that includes Honors General Education courses as well as opportunities for deeper learning, collaboration, and engagement in a high impact practice experience.
- Opportunities to conduct meaningful interdisciplinary research with students and faculty from across campus
- Recognition upon graduation and during commencement for the time, effort, and dedication required to successfully complete the Honors Program.
